Lady Lake Man Accused Of Threatening Girlfriend

NEWS IN BRIEF

December 16, 1998

LADY LAKE - A 30-year-old man with a history of domestic abuse was arrested on assault, battery and aggravated battery charges Monday when he was accused of threatening to kill his girlfriend with a knife, police said.

The man also is accused of beating his girlfriend with a 2-foot-long baton and slapping her on the face and sides of the head, police said.

Anthony John Hannum of 428 Alma St. was being held in the Lake County Jail without bail. Hannum was arrested at 5:45 p.m. after Jessie Pennell Graf told deputies Hannum struck her on the right knee Dec. 7 with the baton, then hit her with his hands during an argument.

On Monday, he pulled out a knife while they were arguing during a walk and told her he would kill her if she tried to leave, police said. Graf told police Hannum also held the knife to his own throat and threatened to commit suicide, reports show.